Search warrant identifies Thomasville stabbing victim

Published: Monday, January 21, 2013 at 11:04 a.m.

Last Modified: Monday, January 21, 2013 at 11:04 a.m.

An arrest warrant obtained by The Dispatch has revealed the identity of the man who died after a stabbing early Saturday morning in Thomasville.

Darrell Wayne Turner was the victim, according to an arrest warrant. Eric Allen Whisnant, 28, of High Point, has been charged with murder.

Thomasville police responded to 815 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive at 2:47 a.m. Saturday in reference to a stabbing. According to a press release from the TPD, officers found a man lying in a parking lot with a stab wound to his abdomen.

The victim was transported to Thomasville Medical Center where he later died from his injuries.

Police later charged Whisnant with murder.

Detectives have not released a motive.

The investigation is continuing, according to the press release. Whisnant was placed in the Davidson County Jail without bond.

<p>An arrest warrant obtained by The Dispatch has revealed the identity of the man who died after a stabbing early Saturday morning in Thomasville.</p><p>Darrell Wayne Turner was the victim, according to an arrest warrant. Eric Allen Whisnant, 28, of High Point, has been charged with murder.</p><p>Thomasville police responded to 815 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive at 2:47 a.m. Saturday in reference to a stabbing. According to a press release from the TPD, officers found a man lying in a parking lot with a stab wound to his abdomen.</p><p>The victim was transported to Thomasville Medical Center where he later died from his injuries.</p><p>Police later charged Whisnant with murder.</p><p>Detectives have not released a motive.</p><p>The investigation is continuing, according to the press release. Whisnant was placed in the Davidson County Jail without bond.</p><p>Whisnant has a court date of Jan. 30.</p>